Fishing float or bobber



May 18, 195,4 N. M. WRIGHT ,2,678,511

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Filed June 8, 1951 'lill/lll Patented May 18, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING FLOAT OR BOBBER Nile M. Wright, Yuba City, Calif. Application June 8, 1951, Serial No. 230,450

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a fishing oat or bobber in which the line can be Wrapped around the iloat and held in such a manner that the line is released when the iioat hits the water, thus permitting the hook or lure to sink below the float in any desired distance.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel shing iloat in which the line is yieldably gripped by jaws within the float, thus permitting the line to be drawn through the float in one direction and to be restrained from movement in the other direction.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel shing float in which the oat is so constructed that the line when wrapped around a portion of the float will be released when the iioat strikes the water, but will be retained in its wrapped position when the line is cast from the bank into the water.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel fishing float or bobber which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and elective in operation.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my fishing float or bobber.`

Figure 2 is a side View of my fishing float with the line wrapped thereon.

Figure 3 is a side view of the fishing iloat showing its position when rst striking the water.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of my fishing iloat with the line automatically unreeling from the float.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of my :fishing iloat with the line unreeled therefrom and depending from the float.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, my shing float I consists of a hollow body, preferably formed of a light material which can be cast or molded, such as plastic, and which includes an upper hemispherical section 2 and a lower section 3, which includes an integral cylindrical part 4 upon which the fish line is wrapped, as will be further described.

The upper portion of the part 3 is cone-shaped and fits the bottom of the upper part 2 along the line 5, and the two parts are glued, welded, soldered, etc., along this line to form the completed external wall of the bobber or float. A tube 6 rises from the lower part 3 and extends through the top of the upper portion 2. sub- 2 stantially as shown in Figure l, and, furthermore, the tube 6 is also glued, welded, soldered, etc., to the wall of the part 2 so as to seal the joint at this point.

A conical seat l is formed in the lower part 3 in axial alignment with the iioat, substantially as shown, and this seat is also an integral part of the lower part 3 and preferably forms the inner wall of the cylinder portion 4. The seat 'I is termed an integral part of the lower part 3 for the following reason: My iloat is preferably formed from a plastic material- The seat I is separately molded, then placed in the part 3 and held in place with a cement, after which the parts are substantially integral.

A pair of wedge blocks 8 and S are seated on the cone I and these wedge blocks are pressed downwardly into the seat 'I by the spring It. The upper end of the spring IE! lacts against a shoulder II at the lower end of the tube 6, and also the lower end of the spring encircles a sleeve I2 which rests on top of the wedge blocks 3 and 9. The fishing line I3 extends through the tube 6 and between the wedge blocks 8 and 9, and thence outwardly through the bottom of the iloat l. The wedge blocks 3 and 9 thus normally grip the line I 3 under tension of the spring I0 and thus prevent the fishing line from moving downwardly through the iloat or bobber l A sleeve Ill projects from the bottom of the oat I, substantially as shown, and bears against the bottom of the wedge blocks 8 and 9. Thus, by manually pushing the sleeve I6 upwardly, the wedge blocks 8 and Q will be moved upwardly and outwardly, thus releasing their grip on the line I3 and enabling the line to be adjusted within the float I, as desired by the user.

A hook or ear it is cast or formed on the outside of the iioat i and preferably immediately above the joint line The end of the line adjacent the hook E can be draped over this hook or lug during the casting operation of the line, as will be hereinafter described.

In operation, the sleeve l@ is manually pushed upwardly, thus spreading the wedge blocks 8 and and enabling the rsherman to drop the line I3 through the tube Ei and thence between the wedges, and then through the sleeve I Il and out through the bottom of the float. The line is then pulled through the iioat the required distance and thereafter the sleeve I fl is released, whereupon the wedges 8 and 9 will be pressed downwardly by the spring In and inwardly by the seat 1 to grip the line I3 and prevent fur- 3 ther movement of the line downwardly through the float I.

The required weight, hook and lure is now attached to the end of the line'l3 in the usual manner. When it is desired to cast the line into the water, the lower part of the line I3 below the float is rst wrapped on to the cylinder 5., as shown in Figure 2. Thereafter the line is looped or hooked around the lug or shallow hook l5, as shown sin'Figure 2, permitting the weight and the hook I6 to dangle somewhat below the bottom of the oat l.

When the float strikes the water, the position shown in Figure 3 is assumed, that"is,ztheayeight of the hook, lure and sinker is sufficient .to tilt the float in the water, thus placing ythe flug "I at the angle shown and permitting zthefend Toi" the fishing line I3 to drop off of this lug or hook. As shown as this occurs, the float assumes an vupright position, as shown at Figure 4. The line L3 vis .now ,verticaliinzthe :water -due to the weight .unreel the linefrom :the cylindervi until the-entire length of line below the loat is unreeled.

V'Iheiinal or liishngiposition is shown 1in -Fgure Y5, `with .a -sucient length of 'line below the lfloat Il so :that the '-hook or lure -.is adjacent the bot- '-tomof @the-pond. 'If it isidesired to shorten the iline below ith'eoat '-1,'it isonly necessary to `pull :upwardly on itheline lf3 4Whichcauses the wedge blocks I8 and :.9 t0 slide upwardly and outwardly andrelease itheline. To increase the Vlength -o -line below the Jfloat 1l, it 1is ag-ain necessary to Vmanually @push-fthe -s'leeve Hi upwardly, las pre- Y viously described.

Havingldescribed my lin-Vention, yI claim: ii. `A fishing float comprising a hollow body havng ia cylindrical section on -the lower end thereof, ra-'eonical seat 5in `saidcylindrical section Y -co-axial Awithf'the longitudinal axis of said body, :a pain-off Awedge blocks resting on said seat, Vand a vtube` extending -YiromY-abovesaid conical seat and through lthetop o'saidbodmsaid tubebeing co- --axial with 'said -"-body, spring means bearing against said wedge blocks and vpressing said wedge'blocks downwardly against rsaid seat, and a 'sleeveslid'ably mounted the lower end of saidbody and projecting 'from Athe body and engaging ,the bottom of said wedgeblocks.

y2. .A .fishing float comprising .la .hollow body,

said body comprising an upper hemispherical` section,v a lower section attached to the upper hemispherical section and having a cylindrical lower end, a tapered seat within the lower sec-- tion and co-axial with said body, a pair of wedge Y blocks resting on said seat and a tube extending from above said seat through the top of the upper section, said tube being co-axial with the longitudinal axis of the body, spring means bear- Ying against isaid wedge blocks and pressing the wedge'blooks downwardlyin the seat and a sleeve `projecting from the bottom of said lower section and' slidably mounted therein, said sleeve enlgagingthjehottom of said wedge blocks.Y

3. A fishing oat comprising a hollow body,

VVsaidbody consisting of an upper hemispherical V:sectionalowercylindrical section, an outwardly tapered wall connecting the lower cylindrical sectionand the upper hemispherical section, said sections and wall being joined, a conical seat within rsaid 'cylindricahsection and ico-:axial 'with therlongitudinal-:axis :of saidbody, a :pairsof 4,wedge blocksirestingnnsaid seat,l aatuherextendingfrom above ,fsaid conical seat and through :the ltop wf saidibo'dy, :said tube :being fixedly attached iat zits upper end to the hemispherical :section tandfat its .lowerendzto ytheseat, .said tube :beingfco-axial with r:said tbody, -zspring Aimeans fbearing :against saidav'edge blocks andipriessing saidzwedgefblocks downwardly against :said seat-rand ,aisleeve :slidably mounted sin athe icylindrical fsecti'on, one 'iend of the sleeve projecting from the end of ithefbody 4and 'the .other :end :o'f ithe :sleeve enga'g'ing lthe bottom of .said wedge iblooks.

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